Henry piessens



No. 607,573.` Patented July I9, |898.

H. Hessens.

SHOE.

(Application mea oec. s, 1897.)

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HENRY PIESSENS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,573, dated J' uly 19, 1898.

Application iled October 6, 1897.

T0 a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, HENRY PIEssENs, a subject of the King of Belgium, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to certain improvements in shoes, and has for its obj ect to provide an improved form of gaiter in which the elastic section is arranged at the front of the upper in such manner as will conform to the shape of the ankle.

The accompanying drawing represents an elevation of a shoe constructedin accordance with my invention.

In gaiter-tops as ordinarily made the elastic sections are arranged on each side of the ankle and serve to connect the front and rear sections of leather. The yielding point in such a gaiter is objectionable for various reasons, particularly in bicycle riding, Where the movement of theankle should be as free and unrestrained as possible.

In carrying out my invention I arrange the elastic directly in front of the gaiter-top, so

Serial No. 654,220. (No model.)

as to leave the ankle perfectly free, and so shape the elastic as to conform to the contour of the ankle and the instep.

Referring tothe drawing, A represents the leather portion of the upper and vamp, and B the elastic portion, which lits snugly around the instep. Above the elastic is a leather flap @,Which may be buttoned around the leg above the ankle. This'arrangement of the elastic permits of a yielding movement when the ankle is bent and interferes but littlewith the freedom of movement and play of muscles employed in such exercises as bicycle-riding.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a shoe, an upper formed of non-elastic material and an elastic section extending up to the front of the upper at about the instep and a buttoning-ap c arranged around the front of the upper above the elastic section, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY' PIESSENS.

Witnesses:

ROGER Il. ODONNELL, HENRY RAINEY. 

